By Peter Wilson, NZPA Political Editor Wellington, Oct 17 NZPA - If Labour doesn't win the next election, it won't be for want of trying. And if enthusiastic optimism would do the job, they would romp in.

By Peter Wilson of NZPA Auckland, Oct 17 NZPA - Labour has unveiled new policies it believes will give it an edge over National in the next election.

By Peter Wilson, NZPA Political Editor Wellington, Oct 17 NZPA - If Labour doesn't win the next election, it won't be for want of trying. And if enthusiastic optimism would do the job, they would romp in.

Wellington, Oct 11 NZPA - AMP Financial Services is moving to a fee for service charging model for new investment products sold by AMP from July 2011.

Wellington, Oct 1 NZPA - Insurer Tower Ltd has launched a hostile cash and scrip takeover offer for all of Fidelity Life Assurance Company Ltd, which values the target at $118 million.

Wellington, Sept 28 NZPA - KiwiSaver growth slowed to 4.3 percent in the last quarter as world markets declined, although annual growth was nearly 80 percent, according to research released today.

When I began to make more money I noticed something very interesting in my conditioned beliefs. It seems that over the years I had trained myself to spend everything I earned no matter what my income level.

I’m back at home now and I realise that I feel both emotionally and physically exhausted and a huge sense of relief. My emotional reaction is the hard part today. The doing of all the practical numbers stuff makes sense.

This morning I woke early and got out of bed to face the financial music. All week I have been moving between excitement and terror about this first meeting with Lisa and getting down to the detail. I was feeling a bit scared, embarrassed and nervous to be honest.

Wellington, Sept 14 NZPA - The numbers of people automatically enrolling for the KiwiSaver superannuation scheme has slowed markedly, possibly as a result of the weaker economy and concerns about employment, Tower Investments says.

Wellington, Sept 8 NZPA - The Savings Working Group will consider a range of reforms, including dual income and capital tax, as they look at how to increase national savings. Treasury today released the discussion document to guide the independent group.

Wellington, Aug 26 NZPA - Labour will lead the way on increasing savings, opposition finance spokesman David Cunliffe says, but he did not detail how.

Wellington, Aug 25 NZPA - The Labour Party is calling for "bold action" to improve New Zealand's savings rate and says setting up a working group to investigate options won't deliver answers.

By Kate Chapman of NZPA Wellington, Aug 24 NZPA - The savings working group faces what appears to be an insurmountable challenge -- finding a way to convince cash-strapped New Zealanders to put more of their hard earned money into a bank account.

Wellington, Aug 23 NZPA - The New Zealand Superannuation Fund recorded a gain in July after two months of negative returns, as equities markets improved.

Wellington, Aug 17 NZPA - The business sector appears to be gradually warming to the prospect of being involved in compulsory retirement savings schemes.

Wellington, Aug 17 NZPA - The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) has big ideas of working towards a compulsory savings scheme where employers make the lion's share of contributions, but a business lobby says now is not the right time to increase the burden.

Wellington, Aug 16 NZPA - It was too early to say whether the Government would support compulsory retirement savings, Prime Minister John Key says. Finance Minister Bill English has asked the tax working group to organise a savings working group.

Wellington, Aug 15 NZPA - Compulsory retirement savings are reported to be on the table as part of a wider review of superannuation.

Wellington, Aug 11 NZPA - KiwiSaver diversified funds experienced their first negative quarter since March 2009, with negative returns across all fund types for the three months to June, consulting and investment firm Mercer says.

The Investment Savings and Insurance Association (ISI) is progressing work on developing a standard for reporting the performance of managed funds.

The retail funds management industry shrunk during the June quarter, though boutique fund managers did well, according to FundSource. The amount of retail funds under management fell 2.5 percent, or $503 million, to $19.674 billion.

Wellington, July 2 NZPA - The boss of state-owned Kiwibank wants people to be compelled to join KiwiSaver, with individual contributions rising gradually over the next decade or two to reach 10 percent of income.

The clock is ticking and my advice to those that qualify and have time on their side, take action now.

Wellington, March 18 NZPA - The economic events of the last two years have provided a reality check and left many New Zealanders feeling unprepared for retirement, according to a survey by Mercer.

Finance Minister Bill English says no one should be surprised they will be taxed on their KiwiSaver contributions above the minimum 2 percent.

Wellington, Dec 9 NZPA - An overestimate of the costs of tax cuts and axing the annual $40 KiwiSaver fee subsidy is going to soften the blow for low income workers using the savings scheme, Finance Minister Bill English said today.

Wellington, Dec 9 NZPA - The Government has confirmed it will axe the annual $40 fee subsidy it puts into KiwiSaver accounts to help pay for a better deal for low income workers.

The Government is understood to be considering axing the annual $40 fee subsidy it puts into KiwiSaver accounts to help pay for a better deal for low income workers.

The Government will introduce legislation this week that is likely to include a change to KiwiSaver policy to help low income workers -- costing an additional $700 million over five years.